Added 9 October 2026
pretension
noun
Latin root: prētēnsiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about pretension at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A false or unsupportable quality.
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The advancing of a claim.
his pretension to the crown
- The quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth).
Origin
From Middle English pretencioun, pretensioun, from Medieval Latin prētēnsiō.
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